Meet real Canadian Ottawa 67’s hockey stars at Real Canadian Superstore March 6

Ottawa 67’s mascot Riley and members of the team will be visiting three Real Canadian Superstore locations. Supplied

You’ll be able to find some talented Ottawa 67’s hockey players — as well as grocery bargains — at the Real Canadian Superstore this month, as members of Ottawa’s junior hockey team will be visiting the Real Canadian Superstore.

“This is our first year partnering with the 67’s,” said Craig Couturier, manager of the Real Canadian Superstore in Kanata. “The players will be chatting with fans and signing autographs. We’ll also have snacks and drinks, and at the Kanata store we’ve invited some local minor hockey teams as well. Store visitors can enter a draw to win a year-end pizza party.”

Real Canadian Superstore is the Official Grocery partner of the Ontario Hockey League, in which the Ottawa 67’s play.

Established during Canada’s centennial year of 1967, the 67’s are celebrating the franchise’s 50th anniversary throughout this season.

Real Canadian Superstore is the Official Grocery partner of the Ontario Hockey League.Supplied

Ottawa has three Real Canadian Superstore locations: 760 Eagleson Rd. in Kanata, 190 Richmond Rd. in Westboro, and 4720 Innes Rd. in Orléans, where the players will be visiting March 6 from 7 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

The Real Canadian Superstores are a big part of their communities. “We do tons throughout the community,” said Couturier, “taking part in local food drives and partnering with OC Transpo around the holiday season. Last year we donated over 13,000 items to food drives.”

Another example of stores helping in their communities is the Save it Forward program, where customers can use in-store coupons to get savings on products they are purchasing, Couturier said. “Attached to that coupon is a second coupon that creates a donation for the local community. The customer gets to select what box they put it in, such as the Kanata Food Cupboard, the Boys and Girls Club or PC Children’s Charity.”

The PC Plus and PC Optimum programs also set Real Canadian Superstores apart, Couturier said. “In our Kanata store alone, last year we gave away almost $1 million in free groceries.”

The combining of PC Plus and Shoppers Optimum took place lat month, turning all points into PC Optimum, meaning customers can redeem their points at over 2,400 stores across the country.